Posted on 12/14/2009 9:15:22 AM PST by US Navy Vet
Nobody wants to buy them a beer.
Even near military bases, female veterans who served in Iraq and Afghanistan aren't often offered a drink on the house as a welcome home.
More than 230,000 American women have fought in those recent wars and at least 120 have died doing so, yet the public still doesn't completely understand their contributions on the modern battlefield.
For some, it's a lonely transition as they struggle to find their place.
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Never really thought about it that way. I was just doing my job - the same job my dad did during the 1950’s.
Oh, regarding my Father-in-Law, he was in the Army signal corp and stationed at Pearl Harbor, but arrived there in January 1945 - much after the 41’ attack. His brother, however, was in the Navy and was at Pearl Dec 7 1941. He had just left the Hospital where he was visiting a friend, and was walking back to his ship when the attack started. He never made it back aboard his ship, which was one of the one’s sunk that day. My wife doesn’t recall the name of the ship - I’ll have to inquire of one of her brothers to see if they know.
Thanks for your continued service.
Okay, just confirmed - my father-in-law’s brother was from the Arizona, but had gone to another ship’s hospital to visit a friend and was returning when the attack’s began. Just wow. He was that close to having his name added to the Arizona Memorial.
It was not unusual to have four or five Platoon leaders on a tour, most of them were real leaders, we had seven of which three passed the test.
I would suggest reading the Book, "The Thin Red Line," By James Jones, not the Movie, the Army hasn't changed.
“No where did I post that I SUPPORT women in combat roles - only that women have been in the front lines of America’s wars since this country’s founding. And, women have also been in the front lines of wars abroad. My only point is that they are there and have been there.”
Its quite disingenuous to state that women have been in combat roles throughout our history and infer their roles have been the same throughout. Never before in our history have women been placed side by side as combat troops. They were in roles that happened to come into combat or as a very small number of women who sought it out.
” Yes, sex is exactly what I’d be thinking about when bullets are ripping around me.’
And yet that is exactly what happens. But the true damage is done during training and routine day to day events.
“My son is in no way, shape, or form, PC - he states HIS opinion, not the one he’s given to say by any PC individual above him”
Sure but his family don’t have any say in his career. I bet he’s PC when talking to his commander or a female in his unit.
“Some turned into sluts...”
Definition please.
“Definition please.”
One went from bunk to bunk in the marine barracks next door.
A few traded being a girlfriend for things like microwaves.
Things like that.
and the men obliged did they not? why couldn’t the men tell them “no”?
While I am eternally grateful to every single soldier who has served:
WOMEN SHOULDN’T BE THERE AT ALL!
May God bless your daughter abundantly and please convey to her my sincere gratitude.
You mean in Iraq or Afghanistan?
At all?
ROFL
My pleasure. Merry Christmas to you and yours. :)
“and the men obliged did they not? why couldnt the men tell them no?”
Some did and some didn’t. I didn’t say it was only the women causing a problem. I said it was a problem typical of when you get a lot of young people together.
The women were in a target rich environment. Some handled it better than others.
The only reason for the coed environment is political correctness.
To what end did it cause problems?
“To what end did it cause problems?”
Caused a lot of conflict between people. Caused people to focus on things other than the mission.
Perhaps you have forgotten what it is like to be young and dumb.
If it were up to me, they wouldn’t be anywhere near action.
So you’re ok with a woman going bunk to bunk with 20 marines in one evening?
Or a military woman selling sex?
To what end would those cause problems? Amazing
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